Florida · Census place 57950
Polk City town, FL
Quick answer
Polk City town has 2,884 residents, ranking #609 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $83,333, the median home is worth $287,600 and median gross rent runs $986 a month.
- Population
- 2,884Polk City town residents
- Median household income
- $83,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $287,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $986Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Polk City town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Polk City town median would spend about 14.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 81.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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